Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Awards
Extracurricular Activities
Hobbies and Interests
GLOBAL EXPOSURE
Certification
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RAKESH H. VARMA

RAKESH H. VARMA

Pune

Summary

Dynamic sourcing leader with extensive experience at Cummins India Limited, specializing in strategic sourcing and supplier quality management. Proven track record in driving cost reductions and enhancing supplier performance through effective negotiation and conflict resolution. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, adept at fostering supplier relationships and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sourcing Leader Overhead & Power Cylinder and Blocks & Heads

Cummins India Limited
Pune
09.2020 - Current
  • Global /Local Sourcing Strategies formulation and implementation, Selecting and managing suppliers, negotiating contracts, Measuring performance, performing market studies and driving value capture for the categories, Commodity and Industry Expertise, Supplier Risk & Relationship Management, Six Sigma (certified sponsor and Certified Green Belt), New Product development/VPI, Oracle R12.

Cluster Lead - Supply Continuity Manufactured Materials

Cummins India Ltd
Pune
01.2020 - 09.2020
  • Establish Supply continuity systems and processes for the new role function, post Purchasing Transformation. Demand vs Capacity Management, Issue Resolution, Standard Work, Supplier Risk & Change Management, Supplier Performance management & Improvement.

Sourcing Leader - Sealing, Stamping & Fabrication : Corporate Purchasing

Cummins India Ltd
Pune
01.2016 - 12.2019
  • Long Term Sourcing Strategy and execution for local/Global business. Supplier Cost /Quality /Capacity /Risk /SRM /Change management & improvement.

Plant Leadership team TCL2/TCL3; Sourcing Lead - OHPC, Assemblies, Blocks & Heads

Tata Cummins Limited
Pune & Jamshedpur
10.2005 - 12.2015
  • As a member of Plant leadership team from Purchasing for New plant start up TCL2/TCL3 - Establish Sourcing/SQI org at Pune/Phaltan.
  • Long Term Sourcing Strategy and execution for local/Global business.
  • Supplier Cost/Quality/Capacity/Risk/SRM/Change management & improvement.
  • Additional SQI role for the categories handled in Jamshedpur.

Deputy Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Tractor Division
Mumbai & Nagpur
08.1998 - 09.2005
  • Development of components from Reliable & Responsive supplier base for 'Right Price & assured quality'
  • Supplier assessment/ selection, Effect rationalization of vendor base. Local Source development.
  • Pricing, Negotiation & Techno-Commercial settlement with the suppliers. Cost estimation/Reduction for development items, tools and tooling.
  • Supplier Quality control.

Engineer Materials

Bajaj Auto Ltd
Aurangabad
08.1994 - 08.1998
  • Component development to support the Offloading of Turned, Press & fabricated, machining of forging/Castings Components for Bajaj Three Wheeler (Rickshaw), Scooters, Mopeds & Motorcycles.
  • Development of Vendor Base in & around Aurangabad for the offloading.

Education

Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) & Certified Advance Procurement Professional (CAPP) - Certified Purchasing manager (CPM)

Supply Chain Academy (Supply Mgt inc USA)
Pune
01.2020

Master's Degree - General Management

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Mumbai
09.2013

Bachelor's Degree - Industrial Engineering

Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering
Mumbai
01.2009

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

Government Polytechnic
Nagpur
01.1994

Skills

  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Supply Continuity
  • Supplier Quality Management
  • Prototype development
  • Cost Management (Should Cost/ZBC/Project Costing)
  • Purchasing Functional Excellence
  • Trainer for Purchasing Capability building training - India
  • Six Sigma – Certified Green Belt (6 projects) & Sponsor
  • Quality Systems : 5S, Kaizen, Q Circles, ISO 9002, QS, TS 16949, ISO 14001, Deming Award, TPM
  • Techno-commercial expertise in Engines, Transmission, Vehicle components : Categories such as Blocks & Heads, Castings, Forging, Machining, Precision machining, Sheet Metal & Fabrication, , Rubbers, Plastics , Electricals, Fasteners, Assemblies / Proprietary Parts
  • Effective communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Negotiation
  • Training and mentoring

Languages

English, Hindi, Marathi, Marwadi

Awards

Tata Cummins/ Cummins:, 2008 – 'Living the values' recognition for demonstrating core values in the area of Superior performance of the company., 2009 – Appreciation award for 'Delivering Superior Results' for the New VPI Project on B Gas Plus Engines for DTC., 2010 – CMD award for 'Delivering Superior Performance', 2011 – Cummins Inc. Chairman award as a team member for the Six Sigma project on Cy.Head Quality improvement., 2016 - Best Project under Education pillar of Model Towns., 2018 - Best ACE project - Crosshead, 2020 - Best Supplier Risk mitigation project for India ABO, 2020 - Publication of story on Cummins Connect – CPP / CAPP certification by entire SSF team, 2021 - Best ACE project : Integrated Wiring harness, Mahindra & Mahindra:, 2003 - 1st Runner award for Cost Reduction for New Tractor., 2004 - Appreciation Award for solving field irritants.

Extracurricular Activities

Corporate Social Responsibility : Lead Surwadi Model Village near Phaltan 1. 3 Dams 2. Play school and Primary Schools Renovations 3. Health Camp 4. Ladies Self help Group 5. Public garden in forest land/hill. Best project award under Education Pillar. Society : Started group of Society friends under Swachch Bharat initiatives for Society and nearby area. Education Support to school children : Free Classes for Std 5-6 Students on weekends in Jamshedpur. Presently working on an app for non-monitory Social support system.

Hobbies and Interests

Sketching and Painting, Writing Poems, Singing, Reading

GLOBAL EXPOSURE

  • USA : Cummins (Capability Building Trainer) & Supplier's visit
  • China : Cummins (Benchmarking 6.7 Ltr Components) & Supplier Visit
  • Germany & Spain : Kunkel Wagner and Lora mandi for expediting Blocks and Heads Green field project.
  • Brazil : Cummins & Suppliers (Tupy - Casting benchmarking)

Certification

  • Certified purchasing manager
  • Certified Purchasing Professional and Advanced Purchasing Professional

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Sourcing Leader Overhead & Power Cylinder and Blocks & Heads

Cummins India Limited
09.2020 - Current

Cluster Lead - Supply Continuity Manufactured Materials

Cummins India Ltd
01.2020 - 09.2020

Sourcing Leader - Sealing, Stamping & Fabrication : Corporate Purchasing

Cummins India Ltd
01.2016 - 12.2019

Plant Leadership team TCL2/TCL3; Sourcing Lead - OHPC, Assemblies, Blocks & Heads

Tata Cummins Limited
10.2005 - 12.2015

Deputy Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Tractor Division
08.1998 - 09.2005

Engineer Materials

Bajaj Auto Ltd
08.1994 - 08.1998

Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) & Certified Advance Procurement Professional (CAPP) - Certified Purchasing manager (CPM)

Supply Chain Academy (Supply Mgt inc USA)

Master's Degree - General Management

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

Bachelor's Degree - Industrial Engineering

Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

Government Polytechnic

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